French farmers drove over 350 tractors in Paris on Tuesday as a sign of protest against low incomes and the EU-Mercosur partnership and trade agreement. The protest was organized by the National Federation of Agricultural Workers’ Unions (FNSEA). The FNSEA organized Tuesday’s protests as a response to the European Council’s greenlight for the signature of [...]

UN officials warned on Monday that the war in Sudan is reaching a deadlier phase as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) gain territories in the Kordofan region. During several briefings at the 10,077th meeting of the UN Security Council, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Khaled Khiari confirmed the alarming humanitarian situation in Sudan as the [...]

The Italian Court of Cassation confirmed on Wednesday the acquittal of Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini in the Open Arms case. Since it was handed down by the court of last instance, the decision is final. It rejects the appeal presented by the Prosecutor’s Office of Palermo, which requested the annulment of the acquittal [...]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Türkiye violated Article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in refusing to transfer a prisoner to a detention center closer to his family. In the case of Emre v Türkiye, the Strasbourg court found the Turkish authorities [...]

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday voted to demand that Russia return all Ukrainian children deported or forcibly transferred since the start of the war. The resolution was adopted with 91 votes in favor, 12 against, and 57 abstentions, meeting the two-thirds majority required under Article 18 of the UN Charter. The resolution demands that [...]

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in a landmark case on Tuesday that Poland has an obligation to recognize the same-sex marriage concluded between two citizens in another EU Member State upon their return. The CJEU concluded in the Wojewoda Mazowiecki judgement that failing to recognize the marriage of a same-sex [...]

UNICEF condemned on Tuesday the armed attack on a Government Girls School in the Maga community of Kebbi State in Nigeria, which led to the death of the vice principal and the abduction of 25 students. In a statement, UNICEF urged: “Students, education facilities, and their personnel should be protected under international law from any [...]

The Parliament of Kazakhstan on Wednesday approved a proposal to ban propaganda for “non-traditional sexual orientation,” despite serious concerns raised by several human rights organizations over its implications for LGBTQ+ rights. The draft law “On Amendments and Supplements to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Archival Matters” proposes mandatory labeling of materials [...]

The ruling party in the Republic of Georgia, Georgian Dream (GD), announced on Tuesday that it will file a lawsuit to ban three opposition parties for their alleged unconstitutionality. Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili stated that the suit will be directed against the United National Movement, the Coalition for Change and the Lelo Party. According to [...]

A UN expert on Tuesday welcomed the decision by consensus during the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council to establish an independent investigative mechanism for Afghanistan. The decision also extends and supports the mandate of the special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan. The special rapporteur, Richard Bennet, stated: “The [...]